Random Thoughts

Cinema and arts - the world of glamour. Once SUCCESSFUL , you can enjoy the status of God.  Kindly note that I have highlighted the term 'successful'. Even if I decide to use a font size of 50, the weight of the word will still be understated. Most of us would've imagined delivering a speech,  wearing a flashy dress, in front of an audience filled with 'eminent' personalities, after receiving an award for the best actor or actress. Life in the movie industry is arduous. One misstep can derail your entire career. Wait a minute..one failure can derail a career? But...what about the kids of movie stars? They're being given numerous occasions despite their film bombing at the box office. Life is unfair for outsiders. Nepotism is ruining the film industry, whether it be Bollywood, Kollywood, or Mollywood. Voila, folks! Nepotism is in the limelight AGAIN, thanks to the seizing of the opportunity by the OUTSPOKEN outsiders of Bollywood. Producers like Karan Johar...

Perhaps the only certainty in 2020 is that it is highly uncertain. Forest fires in Australia, cyclones in the Bay of Bengal, asteroids brushing past Earth, and more importantly. CORONA !! COVID-19 has dislodged operations worldwide.  No industry has been spared thus far.  Being a market research analyst, I've seen multiple markets that are expected to plunge into the Marina trench in the next couple of years, while there are a few which are anticipated to prosper. However, the purpose of this write-up is not to delve into the technicalities of the effects of COVID-19, but rather to share my thoughts on the struggles of a particular group of professionals in India - the teachers. Memes have become the modern-day cocaine in terms of its high level of addictiveness. Logging into a social networking site can give you a rough idea of what I'm talking about. Perhaps the only professionals who've been spared from the subject of memes are the healthcare professionals. Currently...